YWCA Mount Desert Island
is Here to Help.

We’re glad you’re here.
It takes courage to ask for help.

Crisis Support

NextStep Domestic Violoence Project
Help Number:
1-800-315-5579

Maine's Sexual Assault Support Center:
1-800-871-7741

Food Resources

Bar Harbor Food Pantry
34 Kennebec Place
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
Phone: (207) 288-3375
Email: bhpantry@bhfp.org

OPEN HOURS:

Tuesday: 9:00am - 2:00pm
Wednesday: 9:00am - 2:00pm
Thursday: 12pm - 6:00pm
Fresh Food Fridays: 9:00am - 12:00pm

Shelter

Emmaus Homeless Shelter
51 Main Street
Ellsworth, ME 04605

Phone: 207-667-3962

MAINE 2-1-1 (Shelters & Warming Centers)
Dial 211 or 1-866-811-5695
(If calling from Maine; 711 Video Relay accessible) or dial 1-877-463-6207 (If calling from out-of-state)

Identify Abuse ↘

This is the first step. Ask yourself if any of these signs point to your relationship health.

Red Flags

Unhealthy Relationship Checkpoints

Does your partner…

Get jealous easily or accuse you of having an affair?
Have abuse in family history?
Throw objects at you or destroy your property?
Make you account for every moment you are away?
Restrain you?
Ridicule you?
Threaten to hurt you, your children, or your pets?
Manipulate you with lies or promises?
Threaten to or force you to have sex?
Make you feel you don’t have the right to say “no” or disagree?
Isolate you from family, friends, work?
Make all the decisions in the home for you?
Have previous contact with the justice system?
Control all of the money?
Have weapons?

Green Flags

Healthy Relationship Checkpoints